Container for music rolls and the like



Mar. 13, 1929. C. S. BURTON. r coNAlNenfoR Muslc nous ANU 1HE LIKE.

FILED SEPT. I9. i921.

Patented Mar; l3, 1923. i

rr* trices.

CHARLES S. BURTON, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS..

, l CONTAINER ron Music norms AND THE niais. e

Application mea september 19, 1921. serieu retainer;

To @ZZ w hom 'it may concern .Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BURTON,

a citizen of the United States, having residence in Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers for Music Rollsand the' like, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof. l

The purpose of this invention is 'to provide an improved construction of box, particularly adapted as a containerV for such articles as music rolls and the like. It consists in the elements and features of uconstruction shown and described as indicated in the claims.`

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a container embodying this invention, the ,same being sho-wnl at closed position with the roll indicated in dotted line therein.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing thel closure withdrawn and swung down tol open position for withdrawing the roll. Figure 3 is a section at vthe line, 3-3, on "Figure 1. e Figure 4 is a perspective view of a reinforce with which the open end of the tubular box member is provided. i

Figure 5 is a detail section at the line, 5 5, on Figure 3. 4

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspectiveview of a -catch device and withdrawing ,lugs therefor which is provided on the telescoping closure of the box. t o In the construction shown in the drawings there is represented a rectangular tubular box, 1, open at the fo-rward'end and pro- 40 vided with a telesco-ping closure, 2, which `is open at the top and the inner end, having one end wall and three side walls, so that this closure when in closed position affords lodgment for the outer end portion of the roll which is contained in the box. The open end of the box is provided with a metal reinforce, 4, preferably rectangular-tubular in form, fitting tightly lwithin the box, its length being suflicient in view of its thickness,-being made of comparatively light .weight of sheet metal,-to adapt it to constitute an adequate reinforce for the open end of the box, and tending to Aprevent the distortion'and collapse of-theboxwhich is liable to occur when they closure is withdrawn and the box is empty by reason of r2, are extended beyond the bottom and cut .the lack of any end walls atl this endof the box; This reinforce it is found, may be adequately secured in position in the box by a little glue applied to 'eachof itsfour sides before inserting itl into the open 'end' ofthe box. 'The closure,"2, hassecured'to its bottom, 5, a metal fitting whichr is pref` erably a strip of sheet metal 7, riveted our'V otherwise securely attached to said bottom side of the closure,.havingion rits inner end which is substantially even with thefinner *Gind- O' Said bottom, a downwardly-tulned,. ,1113i r(d, The lower side of the reinforce.,` 4,

has a `,co-operating"upturned lip, PQ ,'Both these lips are quite narrow but of sufficienty width so that when they are engaged which` occurs upon the withdrawal of the closure tolopenposition, they arel adapted' `for a yhingewise action, permitting lthe enclosure" to swing -down out of the path of ,with- Adrawal Ofthe roll -from the box;I To limit "V the down-swinging movement of the closurel i.

at this open position, `the closure sides, 2?,

' 80 away at the upper edgeshobliquely at an angle which permits they closure to swing down far enough to bring the upper edge of itsend wall substantially onto the plane of the bottom wall of the tubular box, thereby completely clearing the path for,

f withdrawal of the roll.

It will be seen that by swingingthe closure up a little from this lower position the two lips,14fa and 5a, can be disengagedfrom each other by slightly springingthe bottom of the closure directly upward, and thereby the closure can be completely disconnected from the box whenever desired. But in thel ordinary operation of the closure, withdrawing it and dropping it down for removal and insertion of the roll, no disconnection will occur, and the operator will have no occasion to discover that the closure is ynot x permanentlyjoinedto the box. i T100 F or locking the closure at closed position, avoiding the danger of dropping the rollout of the box by its weigh-t opening the clon sure when the box isheld with the closure end downward, thereis provided a catch member, 7, secured to thebottom wall of the closure, preferably at the'inner side, having v its forward end flexed downwardlso as to extend through the thickness of the bottom with a tendency to`| extend La little farther l,110

down, and ythis vdepressed end constitutes a 4a, of the reinforce, t, at closed position of the closure.4 F or disengaging the catch from the reinforce to permit the Withdrawal of the closure, there is vprovided a lug preferably flexible' and preferably inthe form of a loop of cord which is inserted down through an aperture, 7 b, in the catch member, 7, and stopped by knot thereabove, thence out through an aperture, 7, in the lip, 7a, and through anotch, 4d, in the lip, 4e, and an aperture, 2, formed at the` lower corner of the forward end of the closure, said vslot b eing extended a'short distance vertically 1n said forward` end to forma path in which the lug may be lifted for disengaging the lip, 7a, from the lip, 4ta.`

It Will be seen thatthe ordinary orfnatural pull which will be given by the user upon they lug When it is desired to Withdraw. the closurev from the boxto remove the roll or inserta roll Will,y b e upward and outward, and that the upward component of the pull Will disengage the catch While the outward pull will Withdraw the` closure. Zhen these roll containers` are assembled :in apile asin the place of sale, and thejsalesman desires to rWithdraw any .given boxfrom the pile, va directoutwardrpull Without any upward pull upon the lug will notfdisengage the catch, but theA entirecontainer will be Withdrawn bodily Ifromv the pile; this is ythe intentio-n of the constructionff-that the direct outward, or outward and dmvnivardpull Will draw the entire. container, While an outward and upward pull will Withdraw theclosure fromy the container.

It will ybe noticed thatavhen the closure is Withdrawn and swungdown for Withdrawing the roll, the end of the catch, 7d, and the inner end 0f Vthe bottom ofthe closure tends -to stand slightly projected above the plane of the upper surface of the lower Wall of the tubular boxmember, l, so that in Withdraw-` ing the roll from the box, the rear or inner ange ofthe roll would be liable to catch upon this upwardly-projecting end of the catch andrend of the closure bottom. To prevent this undesirable engagement ofthe roll angeqthe bottom side vof the reinforce, 4, has struck up from it a sloping upraise, et, terminating a little back of the lip, 4a, and the crest of said upraise being a little higher than said lip and as high as the end of thecatch, 7d, and the` end of the bottomv of the closure will stand at' the Withdrawnand.down-swung position of the c losure. InY thewithdrawal movement of the roll, the flange encounters and rides up on this sloping upraise s'oithat Iat theforwardend of therrib it isliifted'high enonghsothat it will Ypass out over the end of the catch and the'endof theI bottom of the closurewithout encountexror engagement therewith.

In O Iderthatthe roll may. beiWitqhdraWn from the tubular boX to a sufficient distance to be readily talienhold of,by theoperator by the Withdrawal of the closure, there is provided upon the inner side of the bottom of the `closure an abutment, l0, which slopes up from the inner end for easily entering under the flange ofthe roll in the inthrust of the closure in its closing movement, the outer side of said abutment being abrupt for engaging behind the ange positively so that inthe Withdrawal movement ofthe closure before it is tilted down the roll is Withdrawn far enough to be grasped by the hand ofthe operator.

As a matter of economical construction, it will be notedthat. the hinge lip, 7d, catch member, 7, and roll engaging abutment, l0,

are all formed of the same piece ofsheet' metal which is riveted to the 'bottom of thev closure Just behindv the abutment, l0. It will be understood that it is notnecessary to make these three elements from thesame piece of metal, but it is convenient and economical to do so. Y

l. A container for music rolls and the` like comprising a tubular boX open atoneend; a telescopingclosure. for said open ,endhaving an end Wall and three side Walls and open at the other endv and thevfourth side; a metal fitting securedinside theopen end of the boX at one sidethereof, and a metal fitting secured to the middle, of the three.

sides of the closure at the open end thereof, said fittings having cov-operating features adapted for coming into engagement upon Withdrawal of the closuretoy open poSifOn.

2. ln the `construction defined in claim l,

foregoing, the fitting on the box extending around all four sides of the open end, to serve as a reinforce againstj distortion of the box atsaideopen end thereof.

3. In the construction defined in claim l, foregoing, a catch member on themiddle of the three sides of the closure, the metal litting` on the boX being adapted to engage said catch member of the closure to lockfit at closed position, and means for disengaging the catch adapted 4to servevas meanslfor Withy drawing the closure.

4;. In the .construction defined in claim l,

foregoing, one ofthe co-,operatingfeatures of the box and closure being a hook device open in the direction ofapproach ofytheltvvo features in the opening movement of the closure; whereby at open Yposition of the vc losure said co-operating featuresmay be` `disengaged and thereupon the closure may' be separated bodily,from ,the` bon.

5. ln the construction Ydened claim vl foregoing, the ittingat thefboz; mouth beingy extendedlongitudinally ofthe boiaY a substantial distance, and ,havingy an lip-raise `sloped for encounter, of the rear oiiinneQl-y` fiangeiof tlleroll .111 the wlthclrawalmore.

ment, andv terminating 'just behind Vthe catch feature of said itting for elevating said roll flange to prevent its encounter with the catch in the'withdrawal of the roll from the box.

6. A container for music rolls and the like comprising a tubular box having one end open, and a telescoping closure for the same open at the top and inner end for emplacement and removal of the roll without entire separation of the' closure from the box, the lower side of the closure having a rolllange-engaging projection mounted on its inner surface, said projection being sloping on the inner side toward the box cavity and abrupt on the opposite side for entering under the roll flange in closing the closure and positively engaging the roll flange in the withdrawal movementof the closure.

7. A container for music rolls and the like comprising a tubular box open at one end; a telescoping closure for said open end having an end wall and three side walls and open at the other end and the fourth side;

a metal fitting secured to one of the side Walls i of the box at theopen end, and a catch device for engaging said fitting mounted upon the bottom wall of the closure, the engaging features of said co-operating catch member being respectively the up-turned lip on the fittingl on the box and the down-turned lip on the` catch device of the closure; coinciding apertures in said lips, the aperture in the lip of the box tting being a notch, and a lug secured tothe catch on the closure extending out through said aperture and adapted to pass into the notch on the engagement of the two lips for locking the closure at closed posi- CHARLES s. BURTON. 

